Two years ago, I took a bus to visit a friend living on a farm. My friend ____1____ to pick me up from the bus station. Once I got off the ____2____ , I pulled my two suitcases ( 行李箱 ) and walked to the pickup area. ____3____ , my friend got stuck in the heavy traffic and I had to ____4____ for an hour at the pickup area. To make things worse, it started raining half an hour later. Looking around, I was sad to find that there was no place to take shelter ( 躲避 ) from the ____5____ . Just as I was feeling ____6____ , a man driving a car stopped in front of me and ____7____ me an umbrella. I asked for his ____8____ so I could mail ( 邮寄 ) it back when I ____9____ using it. To my surprise, the man said, “You don’t have to _____10_____ it. Just pass the umbrella on to someone else when _____11_____ car arrives.” When my friend finally _____12_____ , I gave the umbrella to a lady carrying a baby who just arrived at the pickup area. _____13_____ I left, I asked her to give it to anyone else in _____14_____ of the umbrella. When I arrived at my friend’s farm, I was very tired, but happy that I was able to pass _____15_____ on to others.
1 ． A ． regretted B ． promised C ． forgot D ． disagreed
2 ． A ． car B ． train C ． bus D ． taxi
3 ． A ． Differently B ． Finally C ． Unluckily D ． Naturally
4 ． A ． wait B ． count C ． save D ． work
5 ． A ． fire B ． rain C ． snow D ． danger
6 ． A ． helpless B ． thirsty C ． hungry D ． sick
7 ． A ． passed B ． showed C ． sold D ． found
8 ． A ． age B ． address C ． hobby D ． job
9 ． A ． avoided B ． started C ． minded D ． finished
10 ． A ． get B ． keep C ． borrow D ． return
11 ． A ． his B ． her C ． your D ． my
12 ． A ． showed up B ． gave up C ． woke up D ． stayed up
13 ． A ． Before B ． After C ． Because D ． Unless
14 ． A ． support B ． need C ． search D ． place
15 ． A ． fitness B ． fairness C ． kindness D ． politeness
B 2 ． C 3 ． C 4 ． A 5 ． B 6 ． A 7 ． A 8 ． B 9 ． D 10 ． D 11 ． C 12 ． A 13 ． A 14 ． B 15 ． C
【导语】本文讲述了作者在公共汽车站遭遇大雨，无助之时一位路过的司机送来一把雨伞并嘱咐作者用完后交给其他有需要的人，将善意传递下去。
1 ．句意：我的朋友答应去汽车站接我。
regretted 遗憾； promised 答应； forgot 忘记； disagreed 不同意。根据 “my friend got stuck in the heavy traffic” 可知，此处指我朋友答应接我， “promise to do sth.” 意为 “ 答应做某事 ” ，故选 B 。
2 ．句意：我一下车，就拖着两个行李箱走到接送区。
car 汽车； train 火车； bus 公交车； taxi 出租车。根据 “Two years ago, I took a bus to visit a friend living on a farm.” 可知，是下公交车，故选 C 。
3 ．句意：不幸的是，我的朋友被困在拥挤的交通中，我不得不在接送区等一个小时。
Differently 不同地； Finally 最终； Unluckily 不幸地； Naturally 天然地。根据 “To make things worse” 可知，事情很糟糕，所以这里指很不幸运，故选 C 。
4 ．句意：不幸的是，我的朋友被困在拥挤的交通中，我不得不在接送区等一个小时。
wait 等待； count 数数，要紧； save 节约； work 工作。根据 “my friend got stuck in the heavy traffic and I had to...for an hour at the pickup area” 可知，朋友堵车了，所以要等，故选 A 。
5 ．句意：环顾四周，我难过地发现没有地方可以避雨。
fire 火； rain 雨； snow 雪； danger 危险。根据 “it started raining half an hour later” 可知，下雨了，故选 B 。
6 ．句意：正当我感到无助的时候，一个开车的男人停在我面前，递给我一把伞。
helpless 无助的； thirsty 渴的； hungry 饥饿的； sick 生病的。根据 “Looking around, I was sad to find that there was no place to take shelter” 可知，没有地方避雨，我感到很无助，故选 A 。
7 ．句意：正当我感到无助的时候，一个开车的男人停在我面前，递给我一把伞。
passed 递； showed 展示； sold 卖； found 发现。根据 “Just pass the umbrella on...” 可知，递给我一把伞，故选 A 。
8 ．句意：我要了他的地址，以便用完后可以寄回去。
age 年龄； address 地址； hobby 爱好； job 工作。根据 “so I could mail ( 邮寄 ) it back” 可知，是要他的地址，故选 B 。
9 ．句意：我要了他的地址，这样我用完就可以寄回去。
avoided 避免； started 开始； minded 介意； finished 结束。根据 “so I could mail ( 邮寄 ) it back when I...using it” 可知，用完后还回去，故选 D 。
10 ．句意：我要了他的地址，这样我用完就可以寄回去。
get 得到； keep 保持； borrow 借； return 归还。根据 “so I could mail ( 邮寄 ) it back when I...using it” 可知，是要归还雨伞，故选 D 。
11 ．句意：当你的车来的时候，把伞递给别人就行了。
his 他的； her 她的； your 你的； my 我的。根据 “You don’t have to...it. Just pass the umbrella on to someone else when...car arrives.” 可知，是对作者说的话，故选 C 。
12 ．句意：当我的朋友终于出现时，我把伞给了一位怀抱婴儿的女士，她刚到接送区。
showed up 出现； gave up 放弃； woke up 醒来； stayed up 熬夜。根据 “When my friend finally” 可知，朋友终于出现了，故选 A 。
13 ．句意：在我离开之前，我让她把伞给其他需要伞的人。
Before 在 …… 之前； After 在 …… 之后； Because 因为； Unless 除非。根据 “I left, I asked her to give it to anyone else” 可知，这里指在我离开之前，我告诉她把伞给有需要的人，故选 A 。
14 ．句意：在我离开之前，我让她把伞给其他需要的人。
support 支持； need 需要； search 搜查； place 地方。根据 “I asked her to give it to anyone else in...of the umbrella” 可知，是把伞给有需要的人，故选 B 。
15 ．句意：当我到达我朋友的农场时，我很累，但很高兴我能够把善良传递给别人。
fitness 健康； fairness 公平； kindness 善良； politeness 礼貌。全文讲述了人们传递一把伞去帮助别人，实际上传递的是一种善良，故选 C 。
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It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome（克服）it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
| 59． to overcome fear | |||
| Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
| Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60． than you breathe in. You’ll be 61． that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
| Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62． for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63． the thinking brain and make you 64． fearful. | ||
| Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65． but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66． to face the coming events. | ||
| Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67． It’s worth 68． though it takes efforts. | ||
